Rohit Sharma got off to a flier of a start once again after Bangladesh were restricted to a score of 256/8. The Indian captain was looking imperious but he ended up falling in the 13th over on 48 off 40. Virat Kohli then came out swinging as he got two back to back no balls. He took two runs off the first, hit a four off the second that was a free hit and a six off the next free hit delivery, thus smashing 12 runs off his first three balls. Shubman Gill, meanwhile, almost effortlessly scored a half century, eventually falling on 53. Kohli and Shreyas Iyer have since looked quite secure and India are cruising along in the chase. Kohli eventually cruised past his 69th ODI half-century. India floated along, to the point that Kohli and Rahul in the end decided to ensure that the former takes most of the strike and gets to a century.
What was a one-sided match suddenly became interesting and Kohli thrillingly got to his 48th ODI ton and hit the winning runs with a six. In the end, Kohli easily eclipsed his 69th half-century in ODIs. India continued to cruise along, to the extent that in the end, Kohli and Rahul agreed to make sure the former took the majority of the strike and reached a century. After initially being a one-sided game, Kohli thrillingly reached his 48th ODI century and smashed a six to seal the victory.